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Good Samaritan, police officer rescue dog trapped in car

Someone left their dog in a car Friday night in New Orleans, but the pup was rescued by a Good Samaritan and police officer

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Updated: 11:24 AM EDT May 22, 2017

Good Samaritan, police officer rescue dog trapped in car

Someone left their dog in a car Friday night in New Orleans, but the pup was rescued by a Good Samaritan and police officer

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Updated: 11:24 AM EDT May 22, 2017

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WEBVTT INCIDENT.TAMMY: IT'S A CAUTIONARY TALEWHY YOU SHOULD NOT LEAVE YOURFOUR-LEGGED FRIEND IN THE CARWHEN YOU RUN OUT FOR JUST AMINUTENOPD SAYS A MAN LOCKED HIS DOGIN THE CAR NEAR THE CORNER OFSAINT AN END RAMPART WHILE HEWENT INTO THE FRENCH QUARTER FORSEVERAL HOURS FRIDAY NIGHT.ALLISON SAYS SHE SAW THE DOGPANTING AND LIFELESS IN THEBACKSEAT.>> EMPLOYEES OVER HERE AFTERTHEY CLOSED SAID THAT THE CARHAD BEEN THERE FOR A WHILE ANDNOBODY HAD COME BACK AND THATTHEY WERE IN A TOEZONE.TAMMY: SHE WAS SCARED THE DOGWOULD DIE IF LEFT IN THE CAR.NLP OFFICER ARRIVED -- AND NOPDOFFICER ARRIVED, ASSESS THESITUATION, AND BUSTED OUT THEWINDOW.MEET OUR HERO, ALEXANDER HORN, WHO SAYS HE IS NOT A HERO BUTDOING HIS JOB.>> STILL WASN'T MOVING, VERYLETHARGIC.TAMMY: HE PUT HIS DOG IN THEBACK OF THE SUV TO COOL THEMOFF.DISAPPOINTED IN THE OWNERTHAT THEY BELIEVE THE DOG ANDIN THERE.WHEN THE OWNER DID COME BACK, HESAID HE WAS TOURING THE AREA,ENJOYING THE FESTIVITIES OFDOWNTOWN NEW ORLEANS.I WOULD OF HEPREFERRED HELEFT THE DOG BACK HOME IN ACLIMATE CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT.TAMMY: THE OFFICER IS OK HEALINGFROM HIS INJURY, AND THE DOG OKAND BACK WITH HIS OWNER.

Good Samaritan, police officer rescue dog trapped in car

Someone left their dog in a car Friday night in New Orleans, but the pup was rescued by a Good Samaritan and police officer